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Avocados have been in the healthcare limelight for some time now. We explain why this fame is justified in today’s newsletter. We also try helping couples struggling to conceive figure out what might be going wrong. Something about water aerobics is tucked in there as well. [Web Version]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [pinrest]( [google]( [google]( [logo]( Friday, September 01, 2017 [600x213x1]( Excited seeing food? Well, at least eat right. Avocados have been in the healthcare limelight for some time now. We explain why this fame is justified in today’s newsletter. We also try helping couples struggling to conceive figure out what might be going wrong. Something about water aerobics is tucked in there as well. [facebook] CJ Insights Nourish Yourself With Avocados For anyone who is health conscious, fats, carbs, and sugars may instantly ring alarm bells. But with avocados, those bells need not ring. Avocados are loaded with all the good versions of these food groups – a sugar that lowers blood sugar (sugars are only 0.7% of the fruit anyway), carbs that prevent heart disease, and fats that keep your bad cholesterol in check. [Have-o-cado]( Find Out Why You’re Not Getting Pregnant Every month, there’s a 25% chance of pregnancy for a healthy couple. That’s how not all that easy it really is. Too much stress (we need more smiles), thyroid problems, PCOS, being overweight or underweight, and habits like smoking and drinking can make it even more difficult. Plastics, the herpes virus, and lubricants may have something to do with it, too (though rarely). [Identify the root cause]( Take Advantage Of Aqua Fitness Topping the list of reasons why you should spend more time in or around water is: de-stressing (an urgency these days). Moreover, old age, injury, and obesity do not hold up as excuses to forego a swim or some water aerobics. We couldn’t emphasize enough how good these are for your body: stronger bones and muscles, corrected posture, pain relief, and weight loss- all at once! [Enlighten yourself]( [facebook] So, This Happened... 01 The NIH says that for people suffering from vascular conditions early on in life, particularly midlife, dementia is a growing concern. If you have diabetes, high BP, or a smoking addiction, you are more likely to suffer from dementia later in life than others. Diabetes is as strong a predictor of dementia as is a gene associated with Alzheimer’s (APOE4). It’s intriguing how race also seems to have some influence on this probability. [Read More.]( 02 Do you think e-cigarettes are safer than tobacco-based ones? If yes, researchers at West Virginia University beg to differ. True, e-cigs don’t produce harmful carbon monoxide and tar like regular tobacco ciggies, but they do reduce the elasticity of your blood vessels, making them stiffer and less functional (only 20% less stiff than vessels in asthma patients). E-cigs, thus, have stroke and heart attacks written all over them. [Read More.]( 03 “Period poverty” or the unaffordability of period products is a global fight. The Scottish Parliament steps up and becomes the change. They are considering a legislation to make sanitary products free and available to all, as it should be. They also intend to make such products mandatory in schools and colleges. Using products for too long or worrying about staining needs to go away. And Scotland, we are proud of you! [Read More.]( [facebook] Healthy Made Easy A 10-Minute Desk Workout Don't have time for the gym? No more excuses. Work out right at your desk! Here is a combination of easy stretches and effective strengthening exercises that you can try out. [200x140x4]( " Better an oops than a what if. " 650 2nd Street, Unit 402, San Francisco, CA 94107 We're all ears - [news@curejoy.com]( Want to get rid of us? [Unsubscribe]( :( Copyright 2017 CureJoy